Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew And the Women Who Created Her - Couverture rigide

Rehak, Melanie

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ISBN 10 : 0786283459 ISBN 13 : 9780786283453

Editeur : Thorndike Pr, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Rehak Melanie

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A plucky “titian-haired” sleuth solved her first mystery in 1930. Eighty million books later, Nancy Drew has survived the Depression, World War II, and the sixties (when she was taken up with a vengeance by women’s libbers) to enter the pantheon of American girlhood. As beloved by girls today as she was by their grandmothers, Nancy Drew has both inspired and reflected the changes in her readers’ lives. Here, in a narrative with all the vivid energy and page-turning pace of Nancy’s adventures, Melanie Rehak solves an enduring literary mystery: Who created Nancy Drew? And how did she go from pulp heroine to icon?

The brainchild of children’s book mogul Edward Stratemeyer, Nancy was brought to life by two women: Mildred Wirt Benson, a pioneering journalist from Iowa, and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, a well-bred wife and mother who took over as CEO after her father died. In this century-spanning story, Rehak traces their roles—and Nancy’s—in forging the modern American woman.

Revue de presse :

PRAISE FOR GIRL SLEUTH
"[An] absorbing and delightful book."--The Wall Street Journal

"Girl Sleuth is an enjoyable, thorough piece of detective work. It would earn a nod of approval from Nancy Drew herself."--The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Thorndike Pr
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0786283459
• ISBN 13: 9780786283453
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 613